For example, the First Geneva Convention requires the wounded and sick to be protected and respected. But what does that mean in practice? What standard of medical care is required for the treatment ...

Britain on Monday targeted two Russian individuals and one Russian entity as part of its chemical weapons sanctions regime, in its latest effort to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

German and Dutch intelligence agencies have accused Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. Why are such weapons heavily ...

The German and Dutch intelligence services said Friday that Russia is increasing its use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.

If Russia plans to broaden the ground war, Ukraine may need deeper lines of defence. Landmines could prove critical.

As wars rage across the world, countries trade allegations of war crimes. But what exactly are the Geneva Conventions,and what protections do they promise to civilians and soldiers? #GenevaConvention ...

US sanctions on Sudan’s government — imposed over what Washington says was the use by Khartoum’s military of chemical weapons in the country’s bloody civil war last year — have taken effect. The ...

The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government on Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries.

The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries.

The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival RSF.

THE word environment per se did not appear in international law until the latter part of the 20th century. Be that as it may, since the inception of modern warfare, international treaties have ...

The international chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday that it had found a banned tear gas in seven samples submitted by Ukraine, which has accused Russia of using the riot control agent on the ...